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International Human Rights Advisors in Forbes on 30 March 2023<\/p>\n

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Lawyers acting for a Ukrainian citizen have called on the U.S. government to open an investigation into a senior member of the Abu Dhabi ruling family over claims that he may have assisted Russians in evading U.S. sanctions.<\/p>\n

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The request has been made to the Department of State and the Department of the Treasury and the latter\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and concerns Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).<\/p>\n

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Sheikh Mansour is a prominent figure in the UAE and beyond. He is a brother to UAE president Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and is married to a daughter of Dubai\u2019s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum. He is also the figurehead for Abu Dhabi\u2019s ownership of Manchester City football club and was recently appointed as chairman of the Mubadala Investment Company, a $285 billion sovereign wealth fund.<\/p>\n

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The request for the U.S. to investigate him has been made by British barristers Rhys Davies and Ben Keith on behalf of a Ukrainian human rights activist, whose name has been withheld due to safety concerns.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere can be little doubt that the UAE is now the destination of choice for sanctioned Russians from around the world to hide their assets,\u201d said Davies. \u201cIt is clear that a number of ultra-high net worth and high-profile Russian oligarchs who have been sanctioned by the United States (and other jurisdictions) transferred highly visible assets to the UAE after being sanctioned. We are asking the US government to investigate the matter urgently.\u201d<\/p>\n

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According to a spokesperson acting for the lawyers, their request \u201csets out widely documented evidence indicating the apparent facilitation by Sheikh Mansour specifically \u2013 and the UAE in general \u2013 of the transfer of assets by Russian oligarchs to the UAE.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Official concern<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It follows signs that officials in Washington D.C. are concerned about the UAE\u2019s record in dealing with Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.<\/p>\n

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Earlier this year, the Treasury Department\u2019s undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence Brian Nelson visited the UAE and held talks with a wide range of officials. According to the official readout of the trip, Nelson \u201cshared Treasury\u2019s focus on rooting out evasion of U.S. sanctions, particularly on Russia and Iran, and its commitment to take additional actions against those evading or facilitating the evasion of sanctions\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Since then, other U.S. officials have visited the Gulf country, including James O\u2019Brien, who heads up the Office of Sanctions Coordination at the State Department.<\/p>\n

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The request made to the State Department and Treasury Department points to the \u201csignificant wealth controlled by Russian oligarchs sympathetic to President [Vladmir] Putin \u2026 transferred to the UAE immediately following the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.\u201d It also includes the names of some of the oligarchs who have transferred assets to the UAE since being targeted by international sanctions, including steelmaking billionaire and member of the Russian parliament (Duma) Andrei Skoch.<\/p>\n

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The two British lawyers say that, if Sheikh Mansour is found to be helping individuals to evade sanctions, he could also be targeted by the U.S. sanctions program.<\/p>\n

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The lawyers made a similar request to the UK government in October 2022, in regard to Sheikh Mansour\u2019s alleged involvement in helping Russians bypass British sanctions. To date, the UK authorities have not responded publicly to the request.<\/p>\n

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This article first appeared in Forbes and can be read in full, <\/em>here<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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